Mulligan, I think it is 4" maybe even 4 1/4" and you are right it is heavy. I'll try to remember to measure it when I get home. Personally I think it would be a bit much on my 6126, but that is just my inexperienced opinion. I think it best suited for a bit longer/heavier rod. Being a standard arbor you can get ALOT of backing on this reel. I've been using it on my 8wt. What do the real spey gurus think?

Go for it Sean- those Hardy marquis/sci anglers system reels are hard to beat, The palming rim makes for a very easy transition from the disc drag world. There are two different versions though: a good one (double pawl, metal springs) and a not so good one (single pawl, plastic spring), so be careful.

The Youngs are good, and cheap - made under several trade names as well.

There are a few low cost options out there. More in the smaller sizes. What size are you looking for?

Eric

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What would be the difference in value (double pawl, metal springs) to (single pawl plastic spring) I would also assume you dont get the same outgoing click from a plastic spring?

Value is a slippery slope! These used/vintage reels are worth what people are willing to pay at the time they are for sale. I have paid anywhere from $20 - $80+ for Young reels in identical cosmetics and mechanics. I see some of them sell for much more.

Once the name Hardy is applied to a reel add some dollars - sometimes BIG dollars.

I have a Viscount with the plastic 'O' spring and a conventional looking pawl. It clicks right along but the click drag was weak and the reel tended to over-run at every opportunity. I modified it with a piece cut from an A-1 steak sauce bottle cap and now it works fine. I'm sure other bottle caps would suffice for this fix...

Ahhh, click Pawl. How many times have I read about how someone likes to have their disc drag reel "serviced"? Service a reel? Replace the pads? Lord. One reason I took up this sport is because nothing breaks (well, almost nothing).

Click pawl rules. I even chase steelhead with a Hardy Princess, sticking my fingers into the guts of the spool to slow the fish down. But I don't rely on just that. I play the fish by putting different amounts of the bend in the rod (which is also part of the drag I'm putting on the fish).

Click pawlers are becoming a bit of a cult group, which is OK by me (except when I become a little too cocky about it).

Plus click pawl afficionados like to tweak the springs on their click pawl for just the right feel. Cool.

:rofl:I always thought that click pawl guys just could not figure out how to tighten the drag knob!:rofl:
Just kidding of course. I've got some small and large reels in click pawl and others with drags. I'll admit
I love each and every one of them.

Interesting photos WW. I'm pretty sure my Salmon Viscount has a spring and pawl (no fucking click - there ain't no such part called a "click") just like the Salmon II. I'll check them both tonight just to make sure my memory isn't playing tricks on me.

Interesting photos WW. I'm pretty sure my Salmon Viscount has a spring and pawl (no fucking click - there ain't no such part called a "click") just like the Salmon II. I'll check them both tonight just to make sure my memory isn't playing tricks on me.

Sg

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Come on Sg, spring and pawl, pawl or click pawl...does your spring make a lever cross a gear and make a noise? Is it a Boing Pawl? There is no part of a reel called a palm, yet there is a palming rim. I'm just a dumb newbie who has a couple of nifty click pawl reels. I'm not trying to get anyone upset. Is it a graphite rod or a graphite impregnated epoxy filled fiberglass rod?
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Just yanking your chain.